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" Observations on a general iron railway, or land steam conveyance, to supersede the necessity of horses in all public vehicles ; showing its vast superiority in every respect over all the present pitiful methods of conveyance by turnpike roads, canals,... "
Mechanics' Magazine and Journal of Enigneering, Agricultural Machinery ... - Page 362
1824
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Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel ..., Volume 2

Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1824 - 470 pages
...for the information of our country friends, to mention that the concealed cause of motion is thought to lie in the plinth, and that it seems to consist...To supersede the necessity of Horses in all public Vehicle». " No local interests, no partialities imst be allowed to interfere; and although petty conflicts...
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Mechanics Magazine, Volume 2

1824 - 726 pages
...for the information of our country friends, to mention that the concealed cause of motion is thought to lie in the plinth, and that it seems to consist...mere gew-gaws, to divert the attention from the real cause." LAND STEAM CONVEYANCE, To supersede the necessity of fforses in all public Vehicles. " .No...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 17

1825 - 810 pages
...Parkes. 12s. The Annual Army List for 1825, with an Index. Observations on a General Iron RailWay, or Land Steam- Conveyance ; to supersede the necessity of horses in all public vehicles. By Thomas Gray. With maps and plates. Letters on the State of Ireland ; addressed by JKL to a friend...
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The British and Foreign Railway Review, Volume 1, Issue 1

1845 - 822 pages
...published in 1825, by Baldwin and Cradock, and is entitled " Observations on a general iron railway, or land steam conveyance, to supersede the necessity of horses in all public vehicles, showing its vast superiority in every respect over all the present pitiful methods of conveyance, by...
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The Monthly railway record, ed. by J. Robertson and J.W. Brooke

608 pages
...slightly indicates t he large views of t he author — " Observations on a General Iron Railway, or Land Steam Conveyance, to supersede the necessity of Horses in all Public Vehicles." The work went through many large editions on the Continent, as well as in England. Once embarked in...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 16

1848 - 636 pages
...under which it made its appearance was as follows : — " Observations on a general iron railway, or land steam conveyance, to supersede the necessity of horses in all public vehicles ; showing its vast superiority in every respect over all the present pitiful methods of conveyance...
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Memoirs of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Baronet: With Selections from His ...

Charles Buxton - 1848 - 652 pages
...bound, price 5». 6d. M1SCELUXEOUSJOOKS. The Railway Pioneer. OBSERVATIONS ON A GENERAL IRON RAILWAY, or Land Steam Conveyance ; to supersede the necessity of Horses in all public Vehicles. Showing its vast superiority in every respect, overall the present pitifulmethods oconveyance by Turnpike...
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Taxation considered; with the reprint of a pamphlet on that subject ...

Taxation - 1849 - 86 pages
...Morning Pott. Xo 11, South-East Corner, The Railway Pioneer. Observations on a General Iron Railway, or Land Steam Conveyance; to supersede the necessity of Horses in all public Vehicles. Showing its vast superiority in every respect, over all the present pitiful methods of conveyance by...
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Chambers's papers for the people, Parts 19-24

Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851 - 782 pages
...which went through five editions in five years, entitled ' Observations on a General Iron Railway, or Land Steam Conveyance, to Supersede the Necessity of Horses in all Public Vehicles : shewing its vast Superiority in every Respect over the present Pitiful Methods of Conveyance by Turnpike-Roads...
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Chambers's Papers for the People

William Chambers - 1854 - 560 pages
...which went through five editions in five years, entitled ' Observations on a General Iron Railway, or Land Steam Conveyance, to Supersede the Necessity of Horses in all Public Vehicles : shewing its vast Superiority in every Respect over the present Pitiful Methods of Conveyance by Turnpike-Roads...
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